Tesla begins production after Red Sea disruption

 

BERLIN – Tesla is set to resume production on Monday at its plant in Grünheide outside of Berlin following a production stop due to a lack of parts stemming from Iran-backed Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the company said.

The US electric car manufacturer had suspended vehicle production for almost two weeks on January 29 due to the attacks on ships by the Yemeni Houthi militia.

This forced cargo ships to reroute and use sea lanes around the southern tip of Africa, causing delays.

Tesla said this resulted in missing components so cars could not be completed.
The company started production at the site almost two years ago.

In the first phase of its expansion, it targeted building 10,000 cars a week in Grünheide. Most recently, more than 6,000 cars were built per week.

Tesla says 12,500 people work at the plant.